PAVANE

Gabriel Urbain Faur' (1845 '1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. Among his best-known works are his Pavane, Requiem, Nocturnes for piano and the songs 'Apr's un R've' and 'Clair de Lune'. Although his best-known and most accessible compositions are generally his earlier ones, Faur' composed many of his most highly regarded works in his later years, in a more harmonically and melodically complex style. Faur' was born into a cultured but not especially musical family. His talent became clear when he was a small boy. At the age of nine, he was sent to a music college in Paris, where he was trained to be a church organist and choirmaster. Among his teachers was Camille Saint-Sa'ns, who became a lifelong friend. After graduating from the college in 1865, Faur' earned a modest living as an organist and teacher, leaving him little time fo

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